delegate
noun
a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
delegated
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past participleof delegate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof delegate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
delegatenouna person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
Example Sentences
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Seabright found that the revision made no meaningful difference because those powers could not have been delegated to Essayli in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The licences are issued by the Football Association, though the process itself is delegated to the Premier League.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
“This is the thing that as of today cannot be delegated to AI,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Those people said his condition eventually improved and he has delegated responsibilities to his executive team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“What is it, Gus? Something you didn’t handle correctly? Some authority you delegated to somebody else?”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
